kvlt.nihilist
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ok to everyone who just posted (wow, a lot of you - won't bother quoting/tagging)
- my friend is a medievalist
- the decision came out today
- im not sure if my friend got a call or email, but i could ask
all in all, he pretty much just slayed everything. what a fucking champ. even prouder to be his friend haha
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so uh harvard is out - my friend got in and has been sweeping the board in harvard, yale, columbia lmfao
even though im not a shutout, it looks like i'll be declining for this year and applying again next year, anyone else?
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real random - why are all the usernames tea-related? is everyone obsessed with tea? i like tea too but wtf lmao
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4 hours ago, Ranmaag said:
20th and 21st century Americanist on my end, specializing in poetry and queer theory. Not sure about the competitiveness surrounding poetry but I imagine queer theory being very packed. Doing ok for myself though so far, 1 acceptance and 1 waitlist.
Hoping you get in somewhere on your end, fingers (and every possible appendage) crossed
Ngl I'm wishing this cycle would come to a close. My heart's basically set on matriculating to my one acceptance (and I'm already life planning just to distract myself from my e-mail lol. I haven't even gotten any link to register yet and I'm already looking at graduate housing options and beginning to figure out what I can and can't do with my fellowship). I just want to be free from this limbo state so life can move forward and I don't have to obsess over e-mail and my phone (and to finally get some real sleep).
Thanks!! Crossing my appendages for you, too. I'm not interested in queer theory per my application, but i'm interested in gender studies, which is pretty close. I'm guessing both are pretty popular...
@everyone
Also, does anyone know if schools hold off on notifying waitlisted people unless they're off the waitlist and just plain accepted? (and for those who aren't accepted, just give them a later rejection?) does that even make sense, idk. Just curious.
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3 hours ago, trytostay said:
@optimistic_nihilist can I ask what specialization your friend is who got into Columbia and Yale?
yeah, 'medieval shit' lol according to him, which i think is kinda less crowded
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Anyone 20-21st Century American and British?
i feel like this is a competitive concentration to choose. Idk if schools have been taking people with this research focus or not this year, anyone else know?
i think my parents r in disbelief that I haven’t gotten in anywhere yet, but I’m totally believing it lmao it’s just sad
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hey all, yale is out - my one english friend just got into that program too lmao
#imfucked
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does anyone know what big schools have yet to inform, and which ones already have?
i'm not sure i'm keeping track that well and have no idea what to take as implied rejections or not yet
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4 hours ago, sad_diamond said:
Anyone else here use tattoos as (one of) their form(s) of therapy? I'm getting one today and feeling like the timing couldn't be better. Nothing like a couple hours under the needle to make you forget about existential woes.
if only i could get more piercings and tattoos. 1) no funds 2) still in college aka dependent on my parents, and they were pissed af (they're traditional asian parents)
currently have a bunch of ear piercings in both ears, as well as a septum. i used to have snakebites (holy hell my parents hated that) and nostril ring. i miss my snakebites, wish i could get them back, but it's bad for your dental health, and professionals won't take you seriously... i want an eyebrow and two nostrils, as well as a navel and more ear ones.
i have one wrist tattoo. i'm horrified to let my dad know; i once said the word "tattoo" and he raged for a day and wouldn't talk to me after.
there are so many tattoos i want to get and have planned out. fuck. i guess i'll do stick and poke with some needles.
anyone have favorite tattoo artists?
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i applied to a diff northwestern program and freaked out for a sec. apparently my program's not out yet though
@MayliC i played synth in a glam rock band called kurt riley! not for too long though, just a yearish
@placeinspace i don't think chicago's decisions have come out yet though. or have they? idk i haven't checked my portals for anything but northwestern as of today.
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irrelevant: i just discovered most of my dark circles are caused by my eye sockets and not actually my skin/eye itself. so uh hellz yeah. try tilting your head and forget about apps completely along the way. feelz good.
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21 hours ago, MayliC said:
My aunts (I've got a large and "involved" extended family) were disappointed I didn't get married and have kids after high school (let alone coming out), then that I moved far away, that I switched from computer science to English & biology in undergrad, then finally when I decided to get my MA. When that was fully-funded and lead to a job handed to me, they started to turn the sails. I'm especially happy because they were much more open to my younger cousins going to school far away and pursue a variety of passions. I think you are going to have a lot more opportunity than they expect, and hopefully that will lead to more familial support for you.
I also think your research interests are compelling, and I'm not just saying that because I used to be in a punk band ?. It's an interesting subculture, and that can lead to some valuable cultural insights elsewhere, too. What's your other major? I know having two majors did a lot for me in my MA.
hell yeah!! what was your band's name/are you on bandcamp, or spotify or itunes? i played in a rock band but it wasn't punk sadly lol. still, the experience was so worth it.
i'm an english/psych double major. psych is really interesting, but i don't know if i could handle other people's traumas without falling back into my own. and i definitely don't like it as much as english.
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anyone else have family against the english major idea? my parents keep wanting me to do smth with my other major, but truthfully, i don't think they super like either of my majors
but WHATCHA GONNA DO IF YOU LIKE ENGLISH? lol
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lol my parents r gonna be so dodgy/pissed if i dont get in somewhere
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18 minutes ago, beardedlady said:
I think we could all use a reminder that unless we have first-hand information on the current adcomm process, pretty much everything should be taken with a pinch of salt. I don't in any way mean this as criticism to those who share info--on the contrary, I am extremely grateful and hope people will continue letting us know of what they have heard/experienced. But unless we actually get one of the adcomm members silly drunk so that they spill the beans, all we're working on is different forms of conjecture, inference, speculation and hearsay (granted that some pieces of information seem more authoritative that others). For those interviewing, prepare well, sleep well, and be awesome! An interview can never really be bad news. At worst, they're considering you. At best, they're considering you. Go be spectacular. For those, (like me), still waiting--I don't really have any good advice. This waiting is horrific. Be strong!
bruh @beardedlady i was just about to say this. like, i think we should all acknowledge the fact that none of us REALLY knows what the fuck is going on (and probably never will) - all the information is so contradictory and, in a way, trivial. even if we knew what was really true, some party would be unhappy, and some other party would be happy. it's just a matter of swapping moods, when i think realistically, we all just want everyone to be happy. but that can't happen. so it might be best just to leave the issue alone. that, or i'm probably projecting haha, because i find that i really don't care what the outcome is for pretty much this apps season.... i probably should care more, but it feels good not to be anxious. who even am i???
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i think we're all being a bit too harsh on ourselves and a little bleak... i mean, reality IS gonna be pretty cold for a lot of us in terms of fave programs (and some of us may not be accepted anywhere, which is nothing to sweat even then), but decisions haven't been released yet -- that stage is only beginning
it might help to live in the moment for the time being? idk, like maybe go bungee jumping lol if you're an adrenaline junkie? i think it's easy to let anxiety get the best of you, especially if you uh have an anxiety disorder (*sweats nervously*)
this is my first time in the grad apps process but i honestly think the key is just being stubborn and embracing the life of an artist.... the whole idea of, "i don't care if i have to friggin wait tables for a year, i'm doing this." idk i know i'm an optimist so i may be shedding undue light here. but also just wanted to share i've been reading a punk history book all of today and stubbornness and suffering and just time are exactly how a lot of the bands became big. not saying most will be "big," but just saying, if you're persistent and a little headstrong, you get places lol im just rambling at this point
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4 hours ago, jadeisokay said:
have you listened to chinese football ever? they sound just like american football/90s emo and are, well, Chinese.
no i haven't! it's one of those bands i've heard of but never got around to listening to.
yeeeah, i have way too many of those bands on my list. so much i want to do, so little time...
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33 minutes ago, j.alicea said:
@rxing963 I really wanted to take a course to brush up on my Spanish, but between the cost of taking an additional course that my department wouldn’t fund, my thesis, and grad. ass. research assignments, I decided to not do that to myself... So instead, I have required my family to only speak to me in Spanish or Spanglish for the next few months, and I am working on translating some essays by Antonio Benítez-Rojo with a friend/prof. In the philosophy dept. for fun/maybe for my thesis. Finally, set all my electronics to Spanish. We will see how this all goes.
What requirements do you all have? I was surprised by how many programs require an ancient language, so I am thankful for those two years of Ancient Greek that I hardly use.
And @rxing963 (and others) to what extent do you expect to use secondary languages for your research? I do a lot of Latinx, Caribbean, and decolonial work from 20th/21st centuries, so Spanish and French have been and will continue to be absolutely necessary. I would like to be exposed to other languages, too, especially Eastern languages (of which I am utterly ignorant)
I'm thinking I might use it but in small doses. I want to research punk identity and trauma, which is necessarily of the 20th and 21st centuries, and I'm currently planning to focus on the UK and US, since those are punk's origins. I also know though that punk has become a worldwide phenomenon, and since i know french and chinese, i'm planning to research whatever i can about their contributions to the scenes. i know that asian contributions and scenes are extremely overlooked, so the chinese part should be really useful to bring some recognition to heritage.
i've been self-studying chinese at home lately. planning to do the same for french. i don't know if my programs require an ancient language, but the possibility of that is making me second-guess myself--the closest i have to that is old english. (i doubt it though, since i'm applying to contemporary)
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Hey all, anyone taking language courses this semester in prep for PhD requirements? I thought I might brush up on the ole chinese again, and now my schedule is looking extra tight.
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whoa is infinite jest worth the read after all? i dropped it after 2 chapters this winter but i guess i should go back to it. also when i first saw an image of DFW i was shook he looks like a hippie biker lmfao
Reapplication limits - are they enforced??
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Title is pretty self-explanatory. Some schools SAY 'you can only apply here 3 times,' but I'm wondering if this is actually true or not--is it enforced? Is there a way the school will know if you applied over 3 times? Desperately want to know so that I am clear on whether I should apply to these schools of choice this year.